Introducing the Wired Innovation Fellowships

This October's WIRED2014 conference will be the fourth of our
ambitious annual two-day London events. To mark the growth of our
conference programme -- which now includes separate events focused
on health, finance and young people -- we are delighted to invite
applications for the first dozen WIRED Innovation Fellowships.

What are the WIRED Innovation
Fellowships?

Inspired by successful fellows' programmes at events such as
TED, PopTech and INK, we plan to leverage WIRED's network and
WIRED's resources to promote the work of emerging talents in our
community. In 2014, there will be 12 WIRED Innovation Fellows, who
will gain free and full access to all our events; the opportunity
to speak on our conference stages and network with other Innovation
Fellows and conference speakers; coverage in our digital and print
publications; and further support and mentorship that we and our
partners can offer. The main WIRED2014 conference will be on
October 16 and 17 this year, with WIRED Next Generation on October
18. WIRED Health will be on April 29 2014. WIRED Money will be on
July 1. Further events will be announced.

Who can apply for a WIRED Innovation
Fellowship?

The WIRED Innovation Fellowships are open to any individual
working in fields normally covered by WIRED who, in the editorial
team's opinion, has the potential to make a significant impact on
the world. We are looking for emerging innovators in science,
technology, design, culture, business, the arts -- and other fields
covered by the magazine -- who both excite us in their fresh and
energetic approach, and who have already achieved a proven track
record of early success. We do not care how old you are or where
you are from; we expect Innovation Fellows to be drawn from a
number of countries and a range of ages. Nor will we make decisions
based on your personal background, ethnicity or gender. We simply
want to identify individuals whose work makes our editors excited,
and whose stories we are compelled to bring to a wider audience. So
WIRED Innovation Fellowships will be awarded at the sole discretion
of the WIRED editor, in consultation with the wider editorial
team.

How do I apply for a WIRED Innovation
Fellowship?

To apply to be a WIRED Innovation Fellow, you need to send all
of the following to editorial@wired.co.uk, with "Innovation
Fellowships" in the subject line:

- An explanation of why you believe your work will make a
significant impact on the world, what is innovative about it, and
therefore why you deserve to be one of the WIRED Innovation
Fellows. Your explanation can be up to 1,000 words of text, plus
any supporting photographs, videos, audio or other documentary
material.

What is the application deadline?

We must receive your completed application by midnight London
time on Friday, May 30 2014. We will inform successful candidates
by the end of June 2014. Sorry, we cannot enter into correspondence
with unsuccessful candidates.

If you have any specific questions, please email editorial@wired.co.uk, with
"Innovation Fellowships" in the subject line. We will be unable to
advise on the content of your application or your likelihood of
success. Please do not telephone.

We look forward to hearing from the first potential intake of
WIRED Innovation Fellows.